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government is closed. federal government is closed. also, the school system closed hered too. should also mention that metro is closed. that's going to have a big impact on a lot of people here today. we were out and about early this morning. we saw one of the last metro buses completing its rounds, heading back to the depot this morning. that's where the bus and others will stay until this storm is over. no metro bus service or rail service either. we caught up with a man going to reagan national this morning, needed to take metro to get there in order to catch his flight to do that because of the closure. he actually had to leave last night for a flight that doesn't leave until this morning. >> found out that the metro was going to be down all of monday. i said, you know what, i've got to go back to the airport. i came back, i guess, around 10:00. i've been here since 10:00. >> reporter: right now we are seeing light rain in the area. we are expecting heavy, heavy rainfall in the coming hours. it's going to last a long time. this is a slow moving storm. we are expecting majo
government is closed. federal government is closed. also, the school system closed hered too. should also mention that metro is closed. that's going to have a big impact on a lot of people here today. we were out and about early this morning. we saw one of the last metro buses completing its rounds, heading back to the depot this morning. that's where the bus and others will stay until this storm is over. no metro bus service or rail service either. we caught up with a man going to reagan...
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. >> that includes the federal government which is closed today to all nonessential personnel. a number of students have the day off of school in virginia, arlington, fair tax, falls church city. also manassas city, manassas park, spotsylvania and stafford county schools. >> in maryland, prince george's and howard county schools as are anne arundel, charles, and frederick counties. d.c. public schools also closed. you can find a complete list of closures at the bottom of your screen and nbcwashington.com. >>> you won't be able to take metro trains or buses again this morning. service is suspended at least until this afternoon. crews will use the morning to inspect theridges and tracks for any damage and make sure there's enough power to run the system. then metro will decide when to reopen. marc, vre and amtrak service also suspended today. and flights out of dulles and reagan national airports are cancelled until further notice. >> time for weather and traffic on the ones this morning. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here keeping an eye on what we're dealing with thi
. >> that includes the federal government which is closed today to all nonessential personnel. a number of students have the day off of school in virginia, arlington, fair tax, falls church city. also manassas city, manassas park, spotsylvania and stafford county schools. >> in maryland, prince george's and howard county schools as are anne arundel, charles, and frederick counties. d.c. public schools also closed. you can find a complete list of closures at the bottom of your screen...
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that includes the federal government. all nonessential employees should stay home today. >> most local governments are closed in maryland, virginia, and the district. metro train and bus service is shut down for the first time since 2003. marc and vre also closed. >> amtrak service in the northeast corridor not happening today either. most students in our area also, obviously, getting the day off of school. all major public school systems in d.c., maryland, and virginia are closed this morning along with most private schools in the area. >> and you can find a complete list of school and business closings scrolling on the bottom of your screen. and live on nbcwashington.com. >> good morning. sandy's first heavy rains are now coming into our region. they've had heavy downpours all night right along the atlantic seaboard and the eastern sho. they have wind gusts from 40 to 45 miles an hour now. the heaviest rains are now getting closer to washington. in fact, the areas you see here they are getting some moderate rain now in
that includes the federal government. all nonessential employees should stay home today. >> most local governments are closed in maryland, virginia, and the district. metro train and bus service is shut down for the first time since 2003. marc and vre also closed. >> amtrak service in the northeast corridor not happening today either. most students in our area also, obviously, getting the day off of school. all major public school systems in d.c., maryland, and virginia are closed...
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the federal government also cled. all nonessential employees should stay at home. most major local governments also closed in maryland and virginia along with the d.c. government, and metro shut down all rail services, all bus services for the first time since 2003. marc, vre also closed today. and amtrak says its northeast corridor is shut down. a complete list for you at the bottom of your screen and at nbcwashington.com. >> let's che in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein right now. as you take a look outside at reagan national airport, almost all of the flights here at the local airports at reagan national, dulles, and bwi are cancelled. be sure to check your airline as you head out the door. >> breedsy and light rain already falling and getting heavier across parts of our immediate area right now. some of the places that are more to the east are being hit particularly hard already at this hour. now we've got storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein to break it down. >> you can see the extent of this storm. it's huge. it's about 1,000 miles wide. it's con
the federal government also cled. all nonessential employees should stay at home. most major local governments also closed in maryland and virginia along with the d.c. government, and metro shut down all rail services, all bus services for the first time since 2003. marc, vre also closed today. and amtrak says its northeast corridor is shut down. a complete list for you at the bottom of your screen and at nbcwashington.com. >> let's che in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein right...
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the president has not campaigned in three days, as he could joefr see the government's response to sandy. >>> you can expect more lines like this tonight in maryland, tomorrow as well. polling centers for early voting are open until 9:00 tonight. some voters say they waited for more than three hours yesterday to cast their ballots. early voting was postponed monday and tuesday because of sandy. governor martin o'malley extended voting through tomorrow and ordered polling centers to stay open three hours later. >>> in virginia, fairfax county is extending its in-person absentee voting hours. you can now vote from 8:00 in the morning until 8:00 at night. your last day to submit an in-person absentee ballot is saturday. voting centers will be open from 8:00 until 5:00. you can fandind a list at nbcwashington.com. >>> how president obama and mitt romney both made a little girl cry. >>> plus, stunning video of a double disaster. firefighters battling flames and hurricane sandy at the same time. >>> a cold start to your november and we're keeping track of trouble spots on the road. your weathe
the president has not campaigned in three days, as he could joefr see the government's response to sandy. >>> you can expect more lines like this tonight in maryland, tomorrow as well. polling centers for early voting are open until 9:00 tonight. some voters say they waited for more than three hours yesterday to cast their ballots. early voting was postponed monday and tuesday because of sandy. governor martin o'malley extended voting through tomorrow and ordered polling centers to...
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prince george's county government will reopen today. getting to government offices in upper marlboro will not be easy. two of the main roads in upper marlboro are still closed due to standing water. news 4's tony tull is live with more. tony, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. right now water street is closed. the good news is i just talked to the crews here, and they say water street probably will be open by the time they come around. some of the crew members walking down there. i just spoke to him and said, they probably are going to have it cleaned up and have the water off of water street by the time rush hour comes. if you're coming off pennsylvania avenue, you can use old crane highway, but hopefully, if you're coming to work around 8:00 or 9:00 this morning if, again, you're headed to the courthouse. take a look at the video last night. quite a different story. news 4 crew saw the video with the water rushing over the street here. as we deal with rushing waters throughout the region, especially here in prince george's
prince george's county government will reopen today. getting to government offices in upper marlboro will not be easy. two of the main roads in upper marlboro are still closed due to standing water. news 4's tony tull is live with more. tony, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. right now water street is closed. the good news is i just talked to the crews here, and they say water street probably will be open by the time they come around. some of the crew members walking down...
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the federal government is closed today for all nonessential personnel. metro rail and bus service also suspended again today, maybe until this afternoon. metro will reassess the situation this morning. lots of schools in this area are closed this morning as well. a complete list scrolling at the bottom of your screen and online at nbcwashington.com. >>> it's 5:30. let's take a live look outside. you can see the flag whipping in the wind, and it's still raining out there. sandy is not done with us yet. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein taking a look. >>> yesterday we had wind gusts up to 80 miles an hour. the wind is not coming as hard, but it is still raining from maryland, virginia, all the way up to maine. it is still snowing in west virgin virginia. this storm has huge effects. there are 25-foot waves on lake michigan. it is affecting a huge area this morning. we are locally getting a few passing and moderate showers. these are coming in from the northwest and heading east. unlike yesterday, they're sweeping in from the east. passing moderate
the federal government is closed today for all nonessential personnel. metro rail and bus service also suspended again today, maybe until this afternoon. metro will reassess the situation this morning. lots of schools in this area are closed this morning as well. a complete list scrolling at the bottom of your screen and online at nbcwashington.com. >>> it's 5:30. let's take a live look outside. you can see the flag whipping in the wind, and it's still raining out there. sandy is not...
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. >>> president obama is promising a quick response from the federal government. he and new jersey governor chris christie toured some of the devastation sandy left behind. the president says his administration will not forget about the storm's victims. >> we're going to have a lot of work to do. i don't want anybody to feel that somehow this is all going to get cleaned up overnight. we want to make sure that people have realistic expectations. but what i can promise you is that the federal government will be working as closely as possible with the state and local officials, and we will not quit until this is done. >> right now, fema has more than 2,000 workers on the ground in new jersey to help storm victims. >>> this morning we're getting a better perspective on how dangerous conditions were when sandy hit. take a look at some pretty dramatic video we got from the greenwich, connecticut, fire department. you can see three homes completely engulfed in flames in these pictures. firefighters say the wind, really strong winds kept them from battling that blaze mond
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today president obama is expected to meet with top aides and lawmakers to monitor the government's response to the storm. the storm is now blamed for 109 deaths in the u.s. crews and first responders from our area have been sent to some of the worst hit areas while 2.5 million people are still without power. more than half are in new jersey. >>> as the death toll rises and people continue to clean up new york mayor michael bloomberg has decided to cancel tomorrow's new york city marathon. people were outraged this week when bloomberg said the race would be a boost for the economy and inspire the city to move on after the storm. now though the race that brings 40,000 runners through some of the most damaged parts of the city is off. the race would have closed roads and bridges at a time when transportation is already difficult. countless drivers meanwhile have had to sit in long lines just to fill up their gas tanks. new jersey's governor chris christie has ordered gas rationing based on your license plate number. meantime, the obama administration has ordered the purchase of as much as 22 m
today president obama is expected to meet with top aides and lawmakers to monitor the government's response to the storm. the storm is now blamed for 109 deaths in the u.s. crews and first responders from our area have been sent to some of the worst hit areas while 2.5 million people are still without power. more than half are in new jersey. >>> as the death toll rises and people continue to clean up new york mayor michael bloomberg has decided to cancel tomorrow's new york city...
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the government is closed. metro is down. we leashed the transit agency will make an announcement sometime before noon today about when it will restore service. most schools are closed this morning. you can find a complete list of closures on the bottom of your screen and online at nbcwashington.com. >>> a live look outside this hour from our front yard. the rain is still falling. it is still cold. if there's any saving grace, tom, the wind has died down a fair amount. >> those leaves are barely moving. that's a good sign. the rain is coming down vertically, not horizontally like it was yesterday. thankfully, yes, things have improved a lot. we're still here dark, and a lot of the damage wad done. we had gusts of wind to 80 miles an hour throughout parts of the region. as we get daylight, we really begin to assess this damage. still showing radar. maybe a few wet snowflakes trying to reach the ground north of washington. we were talking about yesterday. we are getting snow along skyline drive in the blue ridge and out of the
the government is closed. metro is down. we leashed the transit agency will make an announcement sometime before noon today about when it will restore service. most schools are closed this morning. you can find a complete list of closures on the bottom of your screen and online at nbcwashington.com. >>> a live look outside this hour from our front yard. the rain is still falling. it is still cold. if there's any saving grace, tom, the wind has died down a fair amount. >> those...
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vince gray ran on this whole idea of transparency throughout the whole government. this is a transparency question here. >> i think he gets too much credit in the city for all kinds of things. he knows how to sell himself. he meets with the reporters. i think covert cain did an excellent article about this. i'm glad to see this action, quite honestly is being taken. >> they assess the stuff that people think they can't find, they really can find. people are complaining, saying that's not true. >> my last question to you, a yes or no aner. will d.c. ban big sugary drinks like new york? >> who cares. you know? >> there are council members who support that. >> that's a new york thing. let it catch up with new york. by the way, so you don't get a 16 ounce cup, you get an 8 ounce cup and go back 20 times. >> joe, jerry, dave, i'll drink to that. thank you. >> less than 16 ounces. >>> that's "reporters notebook." i'm pat lawson. stay with us as news 4 today continues. >>> now from washington's leading news station, this is news 4 today. >>> the watch and wait for sa y san
vince gray ran on this whole idea of transparency throughout the whole government. this is a transparency question here. >> i think he gets too much credit in the city for all kinds of things. he knows how to sell himself. he meets with the reporters. i think covert cain did an excellent article about this. i'm glad to see this action, quite honestly is being taken. >> they assess the stuff that people think they can't find, they really can find. people are complaining, saying...
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the federal government is open today. power out anls keeping some schools closed. in fairfax county, langley high school, holmes middle school, sleepy hollow elementary, and spring hill elementary schools are closed today. jefferson academy in d.c. will not have classes today. excel academy and public charter school is closed in prince george's county. barcroft elementary in arlington is closed. and in howard county, bowman bridge elementary is closed because of no power. there are also 17 schools in anne arundel county that are closed. as for other closings and delays, in virginia, here now manassas park city schools closed. there are two hour delays in culpeper, fauquier, frederick, and shenandoah counties. school buses will use the snow emergency routes in shenandoah. loudoun county has a one-hour delay today. frederick county schools in maryland are on a two-hour delay. in west virginia, pendleton county schools are closed. >>> thousands of area homes lost power in sandy. dominion virginia has more than 20,000 area customers in the dark. novec has 2,800. pepco
the federal government is open today. power out anls keeping some schools closed. in fairfax county, langley high school, holmes middle school, sleepy hollow elementary, and spring hill elementary schools are closed today. jefferson academy in d.c. will not have classes today. excel academy and public charter school is closed in prince george's county. barcroft elementary in arlington is closed. and in howard county, bowman bridge elementary is closed because of no power. there are also 17...
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metro schult down early, schools increased early, federal government offices were closed early. >> i was going to say, yes, it worked. >> was it too much? >> no, could could not have been too much, i think everybody went on the side of caution. that was the smart thing. usually what happens, they wait until the middle of the day, we're going to close the government and close the schools. then the streets and highways are involved in gridlock. here is what they did. they said we think worst-case scenario, and, bam, shut things down early so people were able to prepare, could go to the store, not worried about going to work. i think they handled it. bloomingdale, for example, cleaning out those drainage sewers early enough worked. that helped and saved a lot of problems, tree trimming, so a lot of things from the last storm helped for a better situation, but most important of all, we dodged a big bullet, unlike new jersey and new york. >> we learned from snow-mageddon the hard way, but we learned. the big headline, it wasn't as bad as it could have been, and that really helped us. >> w
metro schult down early, schools increased early, federal government offices were closed early. >> i was going to say, yes, it worked. >> was it too much? >> no, could could not have been too much, i think everybody went on the side of caution. that was the smart thing. usually what happens, they wait until the middle of the day, we're going to close the government and close the schools. then the streets and highways are involved in gridlock. here is what they did. they said...
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which could deport them, the government insists it won't use any information against any immigrant unless he or she poses a threat to national security or has a criminal history. >>> 5:35. hundreds of people both real and puppet are expected to gather tomorrow for the million puppet march here in washington. that's right. march is to show support for funding for public broadcasting. the organizer of the march says he was inspired after hearing mitt romney saying he wants to get rid of funding for groups, including pbs. it starts at 11:00 and goes to the reflecting pool, where there would be a rally. no word if elmo or grover or kermit will show up. >>> prince georges county lawmakers will replace a suspended maryland delegate. she won't be able to re-join the general assembly. charged with using campaign money to fund part of her wedding. she was completing community service, but a lawyer for the general assembly says she is permanently removed from office. >>> it is now 5:36. now to a news 4 exclusive. we're hearing from the woman brutally attacked inside her northeast washington apartme
which could deport them, the government insists it won't use any information against any immigrant unless he or she poses a threat to national security or has a criminal history. >>> 5:35. hundreds of people both real and puppet are expected to gather tomorrow for the million puppet march here in washington. that's right. march is to show support for funding for public broadcasting. the organizer of the march says he was inspired after hearing mitt romney saying he wants to get rid of...
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. >>> president obama telling victims of sandy the federal government will not forget them. he and chris christie toured the devastation the storm left behind the garden state yesterday. the president praised chris christie for his response to sandy. >> governor christie throughout this process has been responsive, he's been aggressive in making sure that the state got out in front of this incredible storm. and i think the people of new jersey recognize that he has put his heart and soul into making sure that the people of new jersey bounce back even stronger than before. >> christie has commended the president of his handling of the disaster as well. >> this morning, d.c. leaders are warning people to stay out of the swollen rivers and creeks, but insist the drinking water is safe. at the height of the storm, some overloaded sewage facilities dumped millions of gallons of raw sewage into local rivers and streams, and with all the debris and sewage overflowing the rivers, some people are wondering if tap water is safe to drink. >> there are no problems with public drinking w
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people who don't stand up to them. >> reporter: many local governments oppose the ballot question. tony howard says adequate private property protection already exists in virginia law. >> the business community really believes these types of measures which we support by and large are best left to the state code. >> reporter: howard also fears if passed the constitutional change could hurt the business friendly reputation. >> the ballot is written so broadly and the wording so imprecise we don't know how it will rear its ugly head down the road so local governments are concerned. >> reporter: some even worry the amendment could be interpreted so broadly if they wanted to close down a street like this for a parade or art fair it would be prohibited. but the opponents insist the added protection is needed. >> without question one we have no protection and are living under an illusion we do and we don don't. >>> today hundreds of people will gather on the national mall for the million muppet or million puppet march i should say. the demonstrations in support of funding for public broad
people who don't stand up to them. >> reporter: many local governments oppose the ballot question. tony howard says adequate private property protection already exists in virginia law. >> the business community really believes these types of measures which we support by and large are best left to the state code. >> reporter: howard also fears if passed the constitutional change could hurt the business friendly reputation. >> the ballot is written so broadly and the...
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the federal government and local jurisdictions are back up this morning, as are most public schools in the area. there are some exceptions to that, though. in virginia manassas park city schools are closed. there are two-hour delays in culpeper, frederick, fauquier, and shenandoah counties. buses are using emergency routes in shenandoah. loudoun county has a one hour delay. frederick county schools in maryland on a two-hour delay. and in west virginia pendleton county schools are closed. berkeley, hampshire and jefferson counties are on delay. and there are schools in d.c. that are still without power. most schools plan to announce between 5:00 and 6:00 this morning whether they'll be able to open. >> 4:31. chilly start to your day, but no more rain falling, at least for now. let's check in with tom kierein to see if we're going to get wet weather. >> more importantly, can kids go trick or treating? >> i'm glad you asked. >>> right now we have just a few sprinkles to our north and west. storm team 4 radar showing that. those areas in green just a few sprinkles. still getting a few snow
the federal government and local jurisdictions are back up this morning, as are most public schools in the area. there are some exceptions to that, though. in virginia manassas park city schools are closed. there are two-hour delays in culpeper, frederick, fauquier, and shenandoah counties. buses are using emergency routes in shenandoah. loudoun county has a one hour delay. frederick county schools in maryland on a two-hour delay. and in west virginia pendleton county schools are closed....